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> I sort of assumed that uniforms were the primary mechanism, but obviously they can be spoofed, and with "tacticool" fashion as prevalent as it is they can be
by throw0101a 6y ago
> I sort of assumed that uniforms were the primary mechanism, but obviously they can be spoofed, and with "tacticool" fashion as prevalent as it is they can be trivially spoofed.
This has been a plot point in various movies. See also dressing up as troopers in Star Wars.
There's a 'what to do if you're an evil genius' guide floating around, and one of the recommendations is to make sure that helmets had clear masks so people's faces could be seen—at least in the Evil HQ.
- dafoex 6y agoI read a rendition of that Evil Genius How To and never understood that point until now: as someone evil, I want my minions to be faceless and threatening, and above all I don't want their targets to see the fear behind the mask and get hope that they could defeat my minions. Looking at it from an opsec point of view and it makes total sense, however, so long as your minions can all recognise each other. Failing that, its the information age so just use facial recognition - not as biometric locks, but to identify unique individuals and alert security of unrecognised people or people with face coverings. Uniforms and battledress could even incorporate body-worn cameras in order to identify individuals both to the minion wearing the device, and also as a remote "eye on the ground" to the security team.
- throw0101a 6y agoBiometrics should always only be used as usernames and not passwords, both in fiction/sci-fi and real life.